Detaching horses



(No Model.)

G. T. PARKER.

DETAGHING HORSES.

No. 366,978. Patented July 19, 1887.

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GEORGE T. PARKER, OF SMITHS GROVE, KENTUCKY.

DETACHING HORSES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 366,978, dated July 19, 1887.

(No model.)

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Beit known that I, GEORGE T. PARKER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Smiths Grove, in the county of Varren and State ot' Kentucky, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in \Vhiffletrce Hooks and Trace-Detaehers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains lo make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in whiftletreehooks and trace-detaching devices. The whitetreetip is formed with a socket at its inner end to receive the tenoned end of the whiitletree, with a'circumferential groove or mortise and a projecting trace-pin at its outer end, and with a longitudinally and transversely extending slot or mortise,'and outwardlyextending flanges or wings to receive thetraceguard and tracedetaching device. rIhe traceguard is near its inner` end pivoted between and to the wings on the tip, and is at its inner end engaged and held in normal position by a plate-spring secured at its inner end within the longitudinal mortise by ascrew,whith also serves to secure the tip and whit'tletree together, its outer end extending at a rightangle across and engaging with the outer end of the tracepin and having an inwardly-extending toothed or serrated portion. The trace-detacher consists of a perforated plate or disk surrounding the tracepin, and having an inwardlyextending toothed or serrated portion with which the teeth on the traceguard engages, inorder that as said guard is drawn back away from the trace-pin the teeth on said guard will engage the toothed portion of the trace-detacher and force said detacher outwardly and push the trace ott the trace-pin.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a portion of a whi'ftletree provided with my improvement. Fig. 2 represents a longitudinal vertical section thereof.

1 represents a whit'tletree having a tenoned end, 2. 3 represents my improved whiliietreetip having a socket, 4, formed at its inner end to receive the tenoned end of the whitdetree. The extreme outer end of the tip 3 is provided with a trace-pin, 5, with which the trace 6 engages in the customary manner, and with a circumferential groove or mortise, 7, within which the perforated trace-detachiug plate or disk 8 rests when in its normal position of rest. rIhis tracc-detaching disk or plate S is provided with a rearward extension, 9, having on ils outer face a series of cogs, teeth, or ser ations, 10, said toothed extension resting and reciprocating within a rearwardly and transversely extending mortisc, 1l, in the outer end ofthe tip 3.

tise formed in the outer face of the tip to receive a plate spring, 13, whose inner end is secured within said mortise by a screw, 14, which also serves to connect the whifetree` tip 3 and the whittietreel together, said screw 1i heilig the sole means, according` to my i11- vention, by which said whiliietree and whi'iiietree tip are secured together.

15 represents transversely-extending wings, one on each side of the mortise 12, located at the outer end ot' t-he tip,and within which the inner portion, 16, of the trace guard 17 is contained,and to whichitispivoted,asshown atlS.

19 represents the curved inner end, and 2() an inwardlyextending lug or linger on the outer edge of the inner portion, 16, ot the trace-guard. The free end of the plate spring 13 impinges against the inner face of this lug or finger 20, so as, when in normal position, to force the inner end ofthe guard outward,and consequently hold the right-angled outer end, 21, of said guard in engagement with the trace-pi n.

22 represents a transverse extension or enlargement of the trace-guard, the inner edge of which is of curved form, as shown, and is provided with a series of teeth or seri-ations, 23, which engage with the teeth 10 on the trace-detacher.

24 represents a loop or ring secured to said trace-guard, and to which a cord, chain, or strap is attached, by means of which the occupant of the vehicle to which the device is attached may actuate the guard to throw the trace out of engagement with the trace-pin. Vhen it is desired to release the traces from the whifetree, by pulling rearwardly upon the cord or equivalent device attached to the loop or ring 24c the trace-guards 17 will be rocked rearwardly on their pivots 18, and the right- 12 represents a rearwardlyextending mor- IOO angled outer ends, 2l, of said trace-guards will 17 move back their inner ends are forced'in- Wardand upward and the curved toothed ex tension or enlargement 22 23 in engagement Withthe toothed inner ends, 9, of the trace-detachers 8 forces said detachers outward and causes the disks or plates thereof to push the traces off the trace-pins 5. Upon the traces being thus released the pull upon the cords or their equivalent is released, whereupon the tension upon the springs is also released, and the said springs will then force the traceguards back to their normal position, and as said traceguards resume their normal posi tion they will retract the traee-detaching devices within the tips 3.

Having thus described my invention7 what I claim is-- l; ln combination with a whiffletreetip having an external longitudinal mortise, side wings, and a trace-pin, a trace-guard pivoted to said wings and having a right-angled outer end extending across and resting upon the outer end of the trace-pin and adapted at its inner end to receive the outer end of a platespring, a plate-spring secured at its inner end within said mortise and impinging at its outer e'nd against said trace guard, and suitable means for retracting the trace-guard.

2. A whii'lietreetip having an outwardlyextending trace-pin, a longitudinal lnortise and side wings, a trace-guard pivoted to said wings and adapted to impinge upon the outer end of the trace-pin and having a toothed or serrated inner face, a plateespring secured at one end within said mortise and engaging at its other end with the traceguard, and atrace detaching device having a toothed or serrated outer portion, with which the toothed or'serrated portion of the traceguard engages so as to secure the`reciprocation of said trace-detacher as the guard swings back and forth,"

substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of a longitudinally-reciprocating trace-detacher, havinga toothed or serrated inner portion, a trace-guard having a toothed or serrated portion to engageV with and reciprocate the trace-detacher, and devices, substantially as described, for holding in position and foretracting said trace-guard and reciprocating the trace-detacher.

4. The combination of a Whiflietree having a tenoned end, a whifletree-tip having a socket in its inner end to receive said tenon, a longitudinal mortise in its exterior face, and side wings, a trace-guard pivoted to said Wings, a platespring within said mortise, its outer end being inengage'ment with said trace-guard, and a screw for securing the inner end of said spring within said mortise and also connecting the whiflietree and whiflletree A tip together, substantially as set forth. p

5. The combination of a whifiietree-tip hav# ing a tracepin,a circumferential groove or mortise surrounding said pin, a longitudinal mortise and side wings, a tracegnard pivoted to said wings and having a toothed or ser rated inner face, a plate-'spring secured within the longitudinal mortise to impinge against and hold the guard in operative postion, and a trace-detacher having a disk or plate surrounding the trace-pin and, when at rest, iit- Vting within' the circumferential mortise, and

an inwardly-extending toothed portion engaging with the toothed portion of the trace-guard and by it reciprocated within the longitudinal mortise, substantially. as set forth.

In testimony whereof l ali-ix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WM. HAZELIP, G. S. CURD. 

